Species of Thailand
Miriam's legless skink
Brachymeles miriamae
(William Ronald Heyer, 1972)
In Thai: จิ้งเหลนด้วงปักธงชัย
Miriam's skink (Brachymeles miriamae) is a skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
Taxonomy
In 1972 described Miriam's skink as a new species in a new genus, giving it the scientific name Davewakeum miriamae. In 2011 et al. included the genus Davewakeum in the genus Brachymeles, creating the new combination, Brachymeles miriamae . In 2015 et al. returned the species to the genus Davewakeum.
Etymology
The specific name, miriamae, is in honor of Miriam Heyer, who collected the holotype, and is the wife of American herpetologist W. Ronald Heyer.
The generic name, Davewakeum, is in honor of American herpetologist David B. Wake.
Geographic range
Miriam's skink is found in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Description
Miriam's skink is limbless.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Lacertilia
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Brachymeles
- Species
- Brachymeles miriamae
Common names
- German: Miriams Skink
- English:
- Miriam's legless skink
- Miriam's skink
- Thai: จิ้งเหลนด้วงปักธงชัย
Synonyms
- Davewakeum miriamae, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
- Brachymeles miriamae, Cameron D. Siler et al. (2011)
- Davewakeum miriamae, Allen Eddy Greer (2002)
- Davewakeum miriamae, William Ronald Heyer (1972)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Sakaerat Environmental Research Station